Season 1978-79
Division 4 1978-79 (1st)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | READINGP | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 65 |
| 2 | Grimsby TownP | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 61 |
| 3 | WimbledonP | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 61 |
| 4 | BarnsleyP | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 61 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 57 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 55 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 52 |
| 8 | Newport County | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 52 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 47 |
| 10 | York City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 47 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 46 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 45 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 44 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 43 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 43 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 42 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 40 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 39 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 39 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 39 |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 37 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 37 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 26 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 26 |
Division 4 1978-79
| 19 Aug | Grimsby Town | A | 2-1 |
| 23 Aug | Rochdale | H | 2-0 |
| 26 Aug | Wigan Athletic | H | 2-0 |
| 2 Sep | Huddersfield Town | A | 1-1 |
| 9 Sep | Newport County | H | 2-1 |
| 13 Sep | Hereford United | A | 0-0 |
| 16 Sep | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3-0 |
| 23 Sep | Wimbledon | A | 0-1 |
| 27 Sep | Torquay United | H | 1-0 |
| 30 Sep | Barnsley | A | 1-3 |
| 7 Oct | Bradford City | H | 3-0 |
| 14 Oct | Northampton Town | A | 2-2 |
| 17 Oct | Darlington | A | 2-1 |
| 21 Oct | York City | H | 3-0 |
| 28 Oct | Stockport County | H | 3-3 |
| 4 Nov | Scunthorpe United | A | 3-0 |
| 11 Nov | Huddersfield Town | H | 1-1 |
| 18 Nov | Wigan Athletic | A | 0-3 |
| 6 Dec | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3-0 |
| 9 Dec | Halifax Town | A | 0-0 |
| 23 Dec | Portsmouth | A | 0-4 |
| 26 Dec | AFC Bournemouth | H | 1-0 |
| 13 Jan | Newport County | A | 2-3 |
| 3 Feb | Torquay United | A | 1-1 |
| 6 Feb | Aldershot | A | 2-2 |
| 10 Feb | Barnsley | H | 1-0 |
| 21 Feb | Hereford United | H | 3-0 |
| 24 Feb | Northampton Town | H | 5-1 |
| 26 Feb | Hartlepool United | H | 3-1 |
| 3 Mar | York City | A | 1-0 |
| 9 Mar | Stockport County | A | 0-0 |
| 13 Mar | Bradford City | A | 3-2 |
| 16 Mar | Scunthorpe United | H | 0-1 |
| 20 Mar | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2-2 |
| 24 Mar | Rochdale | A | 0-1 |
| 28 Mar | Grimsby Town | H | 4-0 |
| 31 Mar | Port Vale | H | 0-0 |
| 7 Apr | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2-0 |
| 13 Apr | Portsmouth | H | 2-0 |
| 14 Apr | AFC Bournemouth | A | 0-0 |
| 16 Apr | Aldershot | H | 4-0 |
| 21 Apr | Hartlepool United | A | 0-0 |
| 25 Apr | Darlington | H | 1-0 |
| 28 Apr | Halifax Town | H | 1-0 |
| 2 May | Wimbledon | H | 1-0 |
| 5 May | Port Vale | A | 3-0 |
FA Cup 1978-79
| 25 Nov | R1 | Gillingham | H | 0-0 |
| 28 Nov | (R) | Gillingham | A | 2-11 |
| 16 Dec | R2 | Portsmouth | A | 1-0 |
| 9 Jan | R3 | Notts County | A | 2-4 |
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1 after extra time |
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League Cup 1978-79
| 12 Aug | R1 | Gillingham | H | 3-1 |
| 15 Aug | (2) | Gillingham | A | 2-11 |
| 30 Aug | R2 | Wolverhampton W | H | 1-0 |
| 3 Oct | R3 | Rotherham United | A | 2-2 |
| 10 Oct | (R) | Rotherham United | H | 1-0 |
| 8 Nov | R4 | Southampton | H | 0-0 |
| 14 Nov | (R) | Southampton | A | 0-2 |
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1 won 4-3 on aggregate |
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